The Nobel Prize for Physics, 1901–2014

The following is a complete listing of Nobel Prize awards, from the first award in
1901. Prizes were not awarded in every year. The date in brackets is the
approximate date of the work. The description following the names is an abbreviation
of the official citation.

The Physics prize is announced near the beginning of October each year. One of
the quickest ways to get the announcement is to watch the Nobel Foundation web site at
http://nobelprize.org.